population

Posted on March 31, 2020 by joem18b

me
one more
three of us
soon the world fills
up

my example of a lanterne
(1, 2, 3, 4, 1 syllables)

for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday

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7 Responses

  1. H.R.R. Gorman, on March 31, 2020 at 4:37 pm said:

    Nice! This poem’s so true, and life will indeed go on.

    Reply
  2. Colleen M. Chesebro, on April 1, 2020 at 1:21 pm said:

    Well done, Joe. I like the simplicity of this form. When you string a few of these together like verses (quatrains) its also impressive. Glad you gave it a go.

    Reply
  3. joem18b, on April 1, 2020 at 2:13 pm said:

    🙂

    Reply
  4. Tariqur Rahman, on April 3, 2020 at 2:47 am said:

    Wow! This is a real-life example.

    Reply
  5. Adam Green, on April 3, 2020 at 2:47 am said:

    I also wish to fill up a world.

    Reply
  7. TooFullToWrite, on April 6, 2020 at 1:26 pm said:

    Enjoyed the simple truth displayed in this, the world will continue to keep on filling up 🙂

    Reply

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